The stage is set for an interesting weekend on the big screens, with the hugely awaited Oppenheimer and Barbie releasing on July 21, Friday. Streaming platforms, too, have a handful of interesting releases to offer. Here is a quick look at the new shows and movies arriving on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney plus Hotstar and other platforms.
Bawaal: Amazon Prime Video
Release date: July 21
The Nitesh Tiwari directorial starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor revolves around a small-town couple—a history teacher and his newly-wed wife—and the events that unfold in their lives after they set out on a honeymoon trip to Europe and visit the World War II trail. The film is written by Tiwari, Nikhil Mehrotra, Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.
Trial Period: JioCinema
Release date: July 21
The family drama starring Genelia Deshmukh revolves around a single mother and her son, who puts forth a bizarre demand one day—a father on a trial period of 30 days. The film directed by Aleya Zen features Manav Kaul as the man who is hired as a father for 30 days. Trial Period also features Shakti Kapoor, Sheeba Chadda, Gajraj Rao and Zidane Braz.
Sweet Magnolias season 3: Netflix
Release date: July 20
The much-loved show on female friendships returns for a fresh season, with all 10 episodes arriving on Thursday. Childhood best friends Maddie, Helen Decatur and Dana Sue Sullivan will face new challenges as they navigate romantic relationships and careers in the town of Serenity.
Unknown: Cave of Bones: Netflix
Release date: July 17
The third installment in Netflix's Unknown docu-series, Cave of Bones revolves around a narrow cave system, known as the Cradle of Mankind, in South Africa, and the discovery of 250,000-year-old bones of an ancient primate. The documentary unearths evidence of complex burial rituals practiced by this ancient creature—changing everything we know about evolution and the oirgin of belief systems.
